Behold the return of the zombie movie!

Rating: Null/10 (30 June 2003)

Simply put, if you enjoyed any of Romero's Dead movies, you'll at least like this. I love the fact that this flick was shot on DV. It gives the film that whole "documentary" feel. There were moments in this movie where I was grabbing the armrests of my seat in anticipation. There were a lot of great songs in this. All of the suspenseful scenes are underscored with this faint violin music that sounds sort of like buzzing flies and it kept me on edge for awhile. The movie does have its bad points, some of the acting by the principals coming to mind. Some parts were a bit too slow for me also and I found myself kind of anxious for the goods to pop up again. I also thought the last 1/3 of the movie kind of fell apart. Bad stuff aside, I thought the entire idea of the people being infected by rage, instead of simply being the walking dead was a nice touch, providing for zombies that have a lot of energy to spare. There's even a nifty Stephen King tribute here (readers of the Stand will know which scene I mean) that sets up one of the movie's more terrifying moments! I like the characters, especially that machete wielding chick. One of the characters gets killed off early on after leading you to believe that he's gonna stick around for awhile. I love that stuff! I like my movies to have atmosphere and this one has it in spades. You will realize it for yourself when you see those shots of the main character walking through those huge, deserted London streets. Danny Boyle, you have inspired me to make my own DV film! Now, if I could only afford a Goddamned DV camera... Rating: ***1/2 out of *****.